Professional, Attentive Legal Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Laws governing real estate transactions, property ownership, zoning, land use and the protection of historic sites are voluminous and complex. If you face a real estate-related legal issue, contact an attorney team with almost 60 years of combined real estate law knowledge and experience.
Our team has helped hundreds of parties resolve commercial and residential real estate legal issues, including issues related to:
- Zoning
- Landlord/tenant disputes and other civil disputes
- Condemnation and eminent domain
- Complex development financing and structuring
- Tax credits
We work with developers to resolve issues of zoning, financing, land use and contracts. We can strategize and manage your business's acquisition of commercial and industrial property. We can also help your preservation organization work to save historic property.
Our real estate attorneys are leaders in real estate, zoning, land use and historic preservation law. Our credentials include:
- The representation of dozens of entities that own commercial and residential property
- Former president of the Kent County Housing Commission
- Our attorney team includes a local property developer
- Former city commissioner of East Grand Rapids
- Member of the Michigan Supreme Court Landlord/Tenant Court Rules Drafting Committee
- Member of the Real Property Section and Broker and Mortgage Services Committee for the State Bar of Michigan
- Chairman of the Grand Rapids Master Plan Committee and Grand Rapids Zoning Code Revision Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network
- Former Chairman of the Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission
- Former President of Garfield Park Neighborhoods Association
- Former Chairman of The Other Way Ministries
Contact Us
If you or your business faces a real estate, land use, zoning, property development or historic preservation legal challenge, contact Kuiper Orlebeke. Our office is conveniently located next to the Amway Hotel and Rosa Parks Circle. To contact a lawyer, call 616.454.3700 or 866.719.4654.












